BOSTON -- Less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down the state's buffer zone law, Eleanor McCullen was back in front of the Planned Parenthood center in Allston, handing fliers to visitors entering the Commonwealth Avenue building.

The soft-spoken grandmother of six was doing what she did every Tuesday and Wednesday for the past 14 years: She was letting women know they have other options. It was the lawsuit filed on her behalf that erased teh buffer zone.

She was with the same team of three to four volunteers, using the same brochures and the same opening line – ‘Can I give you some literature?' Nothing had changed, except this morning, for the first time since 2007, she was standing on the inside of a wide circular line painted on the sidewalk that was designed to keep her out.

The line was drawn as part of a Massachusetts law meant to protect patrons of abortion clinics from harassment from pro-life demonstrators. At the time of the law's enactment, policymakers felt that demonstrators were intimidating women seeking reproductive services.

But the June 26 Supreme Court ruling, expected to set the precedent for clinics nationwide, struck down the law, saying it infringed on First Amendment rights

"It is no accident that public streets and sidewalks have developed as venues for the exchange of ideas," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts, who delivered the opinion of the Court. "The buffer zones burden substantially more speech than necessary to achieve the commonwealth's asserted interests."

The ruling immediately made the 35-foot buffer zone meaningless.

As she watched people come and go from the Allston center Wednesday morning, McCullen said, "I'm happy because I no longer have to shout to get their attention. Before, I had to shout and it did feel harsh – that was the only way to reach them."

She wasn't alone on the sidewalk.

Along with her regular team of volunteers, there were two Planned Parenthood ‘escorts' dressed in blue vests ready to take the arm of any visitor and shield them from the pro-life cadre. There were also three or four police officers casually talking nearby.

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts encouraged women to call if they have concerns about coming in. Its website reads: "The Supreme Court decision about the buffer zone will not change our hours or services. We will continue to provide care, as we have for over 85 years, no matter what."

For McCullen, the added security seems unnecessary:

"We've never been aggressive," she said. "It's not how we operate."

There are occasional disturbances, she said, like on Saturday, when pro-choicers came out with a megaphone and signs. Guards had to come out to tell them to stop.

Page 2 of 2 - "But I've never seen it from our group," she said. "Our aim is to let women know they have a friend. We want to be approachable."

According to a press release issued by the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Wednesday, Gov. Deval Patrick and Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley are working on a response to ensure "the continued safety of women accessing health care" at reproductive centers statewide.